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archaeology |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Archaeology \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh` beginning) + ? discourse, ? to speak.] The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: archaeology n : the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures [syn: {archeology}]
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